CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS

Controls on the front

CD-Recorder

(1) POWER

turns the CD-Recorder ON and OFF

(2)Standby indicator

(3)Disc tray (Deck1) .......... records CD-R/RW and plays CD and CD-R/RW

(4)

0

starts recording, finalizing, erasing

(5)

9

stops/clears a program

(6)

2/;

starts play/interrupts play or re-

 

 

cording

(7)

ERASE

selects erasing mode

(8)

FINAL

selects finalize mode

(9)

INPUT

selects external input source

(10)

REC MODE

selects recording modes

(27)

CDR

selects CDR display/keys (left

 

 

side)

(28)

/

opens/closes disc tray

General

(11)CANCL/DELETE ........... - deletes tracks from a program

-deletes text in Menu mode

-returns to a higher level in the

 

menu

(12) STORE/MENU

- enters Menu mode

-stores Menu settings

(13)REC LEVEL/SELECT .... - previous/next track (Play and Program mode)

-recording level control (recording)

-selects settings (menu on)

 

PUSH ENTER

- plays selected tracks

 

 

- selects settings in Menu mode

 

 

- programs track numbers

(14)

TIME

selects display information/text

(15)

Q

searches backward

(16)

TEXT

activates scrolling of text over the

 

 

display

(17)

R

searches forward

(18)

PROG

opens/closes program memory

(22)

HEADPHONE

socket for headphones

(23)

LEVEL

adjusts the headphones volume

(26)

PLAY MODE

selects if the CD-Recorder drive

 

 

plays in conjunction with the CD-

 

 

Player drive or separately

(29)

Display

information screen

(30)

IR sensor

receives signals from the remote

 

 

control.

Connections at the back

(31)ANALOG OUTPUT CD .. connects CD-Player drive to the line input of an external analog source (left and right)

(32)DIGITAL OUTPUT CD ... connects CD-Player drive to the digital coaxial input of external digital source

(33)

TRIM

adjusts the XLR input level

(34)

INPUT SELECT

selects the analog input

(35)

ANALOG IN

connects to the line output of an

 

 

external analog source (left and

 

 

right)

(36)

ANALOG OUT

connects to the line input of an ana-

 

 

log pre-amp (left and right)

(37)DIGITAL (SPDIF) IN ....... connects to the digital coaxial output of an external digital source

(38)DIGITAL (SPDIF) OUT .... connects to the digital coaxial in- put another digital device

(39)DIGITAL (SPDIF)

LOOP OUT

connects to the digital coaxial in-

 

put another digital device

(40)DIGITAL (SPDIF)

OPT INPUT

connects to the digital optical out

 

put of an external digital source

(41)REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH ... selects remote control from the IR sensor on the front panel (INT.) or the REMOTE (RC5) in- put (EXT.)

(42)REMOTE CONTROL OUT ..... connects to a remote control in- put

(43)REMOTE CONTROL IN .... connects to a remote control out- put

(44)Connection to AC power

(45) BALANCED IN

connects to the balanced output

 

of an analog source (left and

 

right)

ENGLISH

CD-Player

(19)

9

stops/clears a program

(20)

2/;

starts play/pauses play

(21)

Disc tray (Deck2)

plays CD and CD-R/RW

(24)

/

opens/closes disc tray

(25)

CD

selects CD display/keys

 

 

(right side)

Note:

Some functions are only on the remote control.

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Marantz CDR500 manual Controls on the front, CD-Recorder, General, Connections at the back, CD-Player

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